Chelsea analyzing Sunderland s long-ball tactics; ex-Liverpool chief to report to director

Hupu, October 23, the famous Daily Mail reporter Kieran Gil wrote this week’s Chelsea Weekly Report.

The arrival of former Liverpool recruitment expert Dave Fallows will greatly strengthen Chelsea's leadership team. He will report to joint sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Lawrence Tourt.

The well-connected and experienced Englishman is familiar with both Winstanley and Stewart, and one source said they would be remiss if they did not consider how they could help him should he move on.

It is said that since Fallows left Liverpool after 12 years in October last year, other clubs have also shown interest in hiring him, but his position at Chelsea has not yet been determined.

The arrival of Fallows will not cause Chelsea to suddenly change its current strategy, which is to focus on building a strong sports system. This includes letting the head coach focus on coaching and then scouting young players around the world, developing variable contracts, pre-agreements and more.

In addition to Fallows, Chelsea's leadership team also includes hands-on co-owner Behdad Eghbali, sporting directors Winstanley and Stewart, as well as joint director of recruitment and talent Joe Shields and global director of recruitment Sam Jewell.

Meanwhile, James Bell-Walker has left Chelsea after nine years as a senior international scout. He is now open to other work.

In addition, Chelsea’s youth training lineup has developed better this season.

The player who did not make the Champions League B list is Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, 15 years old. Nicol Jazzulli started and scored for Chelsea's U19 youth team in the youth league on Wednesday afternoon, helping the team beat Ajax 6-3.

Last month, he became the youngest Blues player to start a game in the history of the competition.

The record-breaking midfielder made his debut for the U21 youth team last season and will only turn 16 in January next year. Chelsea believe in promises that reward well and their track record shows that if a youngster is good enough, they will give him a chance to express himself.

Nicole Jiazuli was born in Sydney and joined Chelsea at the age of six. He was previously a central defender and later transitioned into a midfielder.

Wigan Athletic delegation visits Cobham

Last week, Chelsea invited the core recruitment department personnel of the English League One team Wigan Athletic to visit the Cobham training ground to understand the behind-the-scenes operations of the Blues, from scouting work to leasing, to the forward-looking thinking of the management.

The Wigan Athletic delegation are grateful for the opportunity to engage with each other and learn from their insights.

Finally, although Chelsea has to challenge Ajax first, their analysts have already begun to study the upcoming away challenge against the strong Sunderland in the Premier League.

This includes analyzing the visiting team's threat from long balls, as the data shows that only Brentford have launched more attacks into the opposition penalty area this season.

Sunderland has a player who is like a rocket - Nordy Mukiele.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Tosin Adarabioyo starts in that game. His aerial ability and height were factors when Chelsea decided to play him.

In fact, when Tosin, who is 6 feet 5 inches tall (about 1.93 meters), was speaking at the pre-match press conference against Ajax, he hit his head on the ceiling when he stood up and left the podium!